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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Anvar when he meets Zuha Shah in California?

2. What do Anvar and Zuha want to major in in college?

3. During the bombing that kills Baba Adam's goat, how many men blow themselves up?

4. In "Anvar," how long after Zuha broke up with Anvar does Aamir find Anvar in the dark in his room shaking?

5. How did Taleb die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Dr. Yousef Ganni?

2. What happens when Qais comes to Abu and Azza's apartment and will not go away?

3. What does Dr. Yousef arrange for Safwa?

4. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

5. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

6. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

7. Who was Taleb Mansoor?

8. Who does Anvar rent an apartment from and why?

9. How has Anvar been training to become an American his whole life?

10. What are acceptable careers for kids like Anvar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 2

Anvar and Zuha break up when they are in college. Why does the relationship between Anvar and Zuha fail when they are in college?

Essay Topic 3

Abu is arrested and tortured. Why is Abu taken from his family? How is he tortured? Is the treatment he receives inhumane? How does the abuse and inhumane treatment change him?

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